Sorry Haroon ... I bought the Tip Top and since there is no difference I wont be buying the new one, my retailer also wont rent out the BEI since the Tip Top is already on rental. Faddy I shipped the Tip Top version as well. Leaving Arsh bhai I cant say if he is willing to rent it or buy it. Arsh bhai ??

I do have TTV, and if even sound could be better I would have gone for BEI!! but seems not!

so arsh bhai, the consensus is that the DEI/BEI version is an exact replica of the TTV version, with no difference whatsoever.

PLS DONT QUOTE ME ON THAT, AS I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY SEEN IT YET!

I just talked to BEI and they said that they are releasing professor (shammi kapoor) this week. She also said that the BEI release of Shahenshah is better than the Tip Top version due to DVNR applied.

Does anyone have the BEI version???

Also, she mentioned that if they can get hold of a good print for Jo jeeta wohi sikandar they can consider doing the DVD.(don't know if it's possible, as they have been saying that for a while now).

Chuckle. It's worse then.

I just got the DVD, and it does seem like a better picture than the TTV version even though the transfer seems to be the same. Also the audio is mono as opposed to the pseudo 5.1 given in the Tip Top version .

I have taken some screen shots, but do not know how to upload them, I can send them to someone to upload them up here. Anyone interested, UL, arsh bhai, faddy, anyone.....

Haroon

I got my copy today (already had the TTE version). Sure, there is a difference. BEI Shahenshah is Progressive, Anamorphic with a bit rate of over 6 mbps and audio @ 2 Ch 224 kbps. TTE version is Pseudo-Propgressive, anamorphic with a bit rate of under 4.5 mbps, audio at fake 5.1 448 mbps. Whether you notice any difference between the two versions or not, I sure can see the difference and am happy with BEI DVD.

Rana bhai .. Is it on cheap media? How fast do you think it will rot? I wanted to get the BEI version as well but am afraid of this issue.

Comparing, side by side, on a scale of 100% Gold for old time YRF, IndiaPlaza-DEI DVDs, 0% Gold of Media Dimension and some of DEI DVDs sold during DEI bankruptcy rotting discs and 20 to 40% Gold tint DVDs releasing these days, Hollywood included, BEI Shahenshah DVD looks somewhere 50% to 90 % Gold depending on what angle you look from. There also is a very slight blue tint that I never saw before.

BTW, another BEI DVD that I got in this shipment was "Samraat BEI Evergreen Romantic Duets Vol-1" that's about 5% Gold, is not recognized by one of my DVD players but reads OK on the other.

rana pls give us heads up on other bei titles, e.g april fool, etc, nirshima

Professor and Shahenshah is OK.
April Fool is unacceptable of what's expected from BEI. It's PAL to NTSC converted Field Averaged.

Narsimha discussion at:
viewtopic.php?t=6967&highlight=narsimha

I sent some screen shots of BEI shahenshah in forceweave mode! For comparison posting with TTV version..even no combing!!

I think TTV looks better some how? keeping it!

Strange. As far as I remember, TTV version is Pseudo-Progressive. Every 5th frame/ field is an exact repeat of 4th frame/ field (2-3 pull down avail, but no progressive flags). I'll check again.

Here's are the shots sent by Arsh from BEI DVD;











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